'Should I?!?' © 2004, Karla Dorman

should i continue to write
even though
my poems
are
not
very
good?

should i continue to cry
even though i
am told
to 
get
over
it?

should i continue to pray
even though
i seek
the
door
remains
closed?

should i continue to love
even though 
i feel
unloved
and
all 
alone?

should i continue to live
even though
i am
tired
of
the
pain?

should i?  should i?  should i?  should i?

SHOULD I?!?
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Response to 'Should I?!?' (For Gill), © 2013, Karla Dorman

You ask, 'Should I continue to write?'
YES.
So what if no one reads what you pen.
So what if they tear down your dreams.
Don't write for THEM.
Write for YOU.
Because you can.

WRITE, ANYWAY.

You ask, 'Should I continue to cry?'
YES.
Tears are a healing balm.
They release stress.
They release pain.
They relieve sadness.
Tears are needed.

CRY, ANYWAY.

You ask, 'Should I continue to pray?'
YES.
How can God answer your prayers
if you don't ask?
How can He bring about miracles
if you don't seek His face?
He loves you, you know.

PRAY, ANYWAY.

You ask, 'Should I continue to love?'
YES.
A thousand times, YES.
There is hope in love.
There is beauty in love.
Look at your children:
They are the definition of 'love.'

LOVE, ANYWAY.

You ask, 'Should I continue to live?'
YES.
YES.
YES.
Things will get better some day.
When?  I don't know.
But:  hope lets ME live another day.

LIVE, ANYWAY.  LIVE, ANYWAY.